William (Rosko) Mercer

William (Rosko) Mercer

William Roscoe Mercer (1927-2000), better known to millions of radio listeners simply as Rosko, was an American news announcer and disc jockey. He is best known for his stints on New York's WOR-FM and WNEW-FM in the 1960s. Rosko and other DJs of the time pioneered alternative-format FM radio, in response to the restrictive playlist programming of Top 40 AM stations.

Mercer died of cancer on August 1, 2000.

External links

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E4D9123CF935A3575BC0A9669C8B63] Rosko's Obituary in "The New York Times"
* [http://www.grubstreet.ca/articles/bio/rosko.htm Brief Biography of Rosko]


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